Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to (a) increase stamp duty for non-UK residents and (b) recruit additional planning officers.

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) changes are typically announced upon implementation at fiscal event.

The Government recognises the need to recruit more planning officers and has committed to recruit 300 more over the course of the next five years. We are currently reviewing options for delivering this in a way that best supports housing delivery and growth. Parliament will be updated in the usual way.